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洋洋灑灑

简 洋洋洒洒 · 繁 洋洋灑灑
Mandarin · pinyin yáng yáng sǎ sǎ

Meanings

  1. voluminous
  2. flowing (of speeches, articles etc) (idiom)
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洋
yáng · ocean, sea; foreign; western
灑
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洒
sǎ · sprinkle; scatter; pour; to wipe away; to shiver
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2–2–3–3 · yang2 yang2 sa3 sa3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

joeng4 joeng4 saa2 saa2

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joeng4 joeng4 saa2 saa2

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phrase

  1. (of writing) at great length; voluminous

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